Bow-pad clip



June 17, 1924. 1,497,736

w. F. RQBERTS BOW PAD CLIP Filed Nov. 6, 1922 INVENTOR.

11 F. Roberfe.

ATTORNEY.

Patented June 17, 1924.

UNITED STATES 'WILLIAIVE ROBERTS, OF PHOENIX, ARIZONA.

IBDW-PAD CLIP. I 1 1 Application filed November 6, 1922. Serial No.599,304.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VVILLIAM F. Ronnn'rs, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Phoenix, in the county of Maricopa and State ofArizona, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bow-PadClips, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has reference to bow pad clips for automobile tops andits object is to provide a structure whereby the pad may be secured to abow such as is applied to the tops of automobiles to permit thefastening of the top in position upon the frame bows in a secure manner.

The bows used in automobile tops are usually of wood, such as ash oroak, and in order to secure the pad to the bow there is provided a clipor a plurality thereof Wooden bows are utilized as supporting means forpads against which bear the cover fabric of the automobile .top and inorder to hold the pads to the bows there are provided metal clamps orclips of such nature as to fixedly engage the cushion pads applied andhold them firmly to the bows.

The invention will be best understood from a consideration of thefollowing detailed description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings forming part of this specification, with the understandinghowever that the invention is not confined to any strict conformity withthe showing of the drawings but may be changed and modified so long assuch changes and modifications mark no materia1 departure from thesolient features of the invention as expressed in the appended claim.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of anautomobile cover bow showing a corresponding portion of,

a cushion pad and also illustrating a plurality of metal clips forholding the pads onto the bows.

Figure 2 is a cross section of the bow and parts shown in Fig. 1.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of one of the metal clips.

Referring to the drawings there is shown in Fig. 1 an elongated pad 1which may consist of an envelope 2 with a filling 3 of horse hair orother type of hair used in vehicles.

The envelope consists of a tube 4 of flexible material having top andbottom members 5 and 6 respectively, while the tube itself is furnishedwith a bottom member 7 which may be of the same material as thesurrounding fabric. The confining members 1 and 7 have marginal portions8 and 9 respectively united by stitching 10 to hold the constituentmembers of the tube together.

The pads 1 are applied to the bows, indicated at 11, along one face.

A clip employed to hold the pads on the bows is indicated at 12 andthese clips are generally U-shaped and each constructed of a flat narrowstrip of metal having opposite legs 13 connected by an intermediate yoke1 1-.

At each corner of the clip there is formed a punched out tongue 15, thetwo tongues being spaced apart somewhat less than the width of the clip,while near the free ends of the legs 13 is formed a punched out spur 16terminating at the end remote from the clip in a pointed end 17 so as tobe readily driven into the bow when necessary.

The clips 12 are made of more or less ductile structual sheet metal soas to offer more or less resistance and still be stifi enough tomaintain their shape and be bent. When the clips 12 are applied to thebow 11 the spurs 16 are bent toward each other over the margins orstitched portions 8, 9 respectively thus clamping the marginal portions8, 9 against the sides of the pad 1 and thereby holding the parts inposition with the spurs 16 pressing against the sides of the pad andgripping the entire structure to the bow. Then by driving the spurs 16into the Wood of the bow 11, the entire pad with the clips 12 becomesfirmly fastened to the bow against any liability of separationtherefrom.

As many of the clips are employed as may be found necessary and theentire structure becomes most firmly secured; to the bow. At the sametime the fastening operation is so performed that when it is desired toremove the cover, this may be done by simply loosening the spurs 16 andslightly spreading the legs 12, to separate the pads from connectionwith the bows and permit the ready assembling or disassembling of thestructure.

What I claim is A bow pad clip comprising a sheet metal strip ofinverted U-shape having the yoke connecting the legs extending at rightangles thereto, each leg of said strip having formed integral therewithat a point above its lower extending above the yoke froni-a pointintermediate 'ltS point of connection with the legs. 10

In testimony whereof I affix my signature hereto.

WILLIAM F. ROBERTS.

